Executive Committee Roles
The descriptions of the various roles are listed below for your information:

Commodore:
  • Chair executive committee meetings,
  • Provide overall direction to the executive committee,
  • Conduct member meetings,
  • Ensure that minutes are taken at meetings and circulated to executive committee and/or membership
  • Conduct member surveys and publicize results.

Vice Commodore/Activities Director:
  • Oversee detail planning and implementation of the events of the association.
  • Solicit one or more coordinators from among the membership for each major event to assist in organizing and running the event.
  • Ensure that rendezvous announcements are provided to communications director and posted to web site
  • Publicize rendezvous and meetings with Pacific Yachting and other West Coast boating magazines. 

Membership Director:
  • Maintain member data on the website database.
  • Attempt to maintain a list of all other CS boats and owners in the Pacific Northwest as prospective members. 
  • Collect membership dues.
  • Prepare and distribute membership data lists.
  • Maintain albums documenting the history of CS West.
  • Manage burgee inventory and distribution.
  • Use email distribution list to notify members of upcoming events 

Treasurer:
  • Receive and account for all money. 
  • Maintain bank account.
  • Pay all bills.
  • Prepare financial reports. 

Communications Director:
  • Assemble, edit and publish newsletter four times per year.
  • Liaise with the webmaster in the maintenance of the CS West website. 
  • Update website with upcoming events 

Technical Director
  • Provide advice and references on technical issues.
  • Organize/present technical seminars at rendezvous (s).
  • Maintain inventory of items owned by CS West such as crab cooker, tension gauge 

Raffle Director
  • Arrange for raffle tickets to be sold at events. 
  • Buy prizes - within budget approved by the Executive Committee. 
  • Conduct the raffles.
  • Keep track of inventory value of prizes for year-end financials. 
  • Formula for raffles which results in a break even scenario: Prizes are donated or bought at discount - average cost $20; One prize per couple; Expected raffles sales $10 per couple; Number of prizes roughly equal to 50% of couples participating in the raffle.